Community-Based Argentine Tango Dance Program Is Associated With Increased Activity Participation Among Individuals With Parkinson's Disease Erin R. Foster, OTD, Laura Golden, OTD, Ryan P. Duncan, PT, DPT, Gammon M. Earhart, PhD, PT Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Volume 94, Issue 2, Pages 240-249 (February 2013) DOI: 10.1016/j.apmr.2012.07.028 Copyright © 2013 American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine Terms and Conditions
Fig 1 Consolidated Standards of Reporting Trials flow diagram illustrating participant recruitment, randomization, and attrition. All participants retained through 3 months were included in the final analyzed sample; last observations from those who dropped out after 3 months were carried forward for intent-to-treat analysis. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 2013 94, 240-249DOI: (10.1016/j.apmr.2012.07.028) Copyright © 2013 American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine Terms and Conditions
Fig 2 Total current participation scores on the ACS at baseline, 3-, 6-, and 12-month evaluations for the tango and control groups. Values are means ± SEs. Horizontal lines indicate a significant difference within the tango group between the time points spanned by the line. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 2013 94, 240-249DOI: (10.1016/j.apmr.2012.07.028) Copyright © 2013 American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine Terms and Conditions
Fig 3 Current participation scores on the ACS for each activity domain at baseline, 3-, 6-, and 12-month evaluations for the tango and control groups. Values are means ± SEs. Horizontal lines indicate a significant difference within the tango group between the time points spanned by the line. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 2013 94, 240-249DOI: (10.1016/j.apmr.2012.07.028) Copyright © 2013 American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine Terms and Conditions
Fig 4 Total activity retention scores on the ACS at baseline, 3-, 6-, and 12-month evaluations for the tango and control groups. Activity retention scores represent the proportion of pre-PD activities currently engaged in, calculated as current participation/previous participation. Values are means ± SEs. Horizontal lines indicate a significant difference within the tango group between the time points spanned by the line. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 2013 94, 240-249DOI: (10.1016/j.apmr.2012.07.028) Copyright © 2013 American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine Terms and Conditions
Fig 5 Activity retention scores on the ACS for each activity domain at baseline, 3-, 6-, and 12-month evaluations for the tango and control groups. Values are means ± SEs. Horizontal lines indicate a significant difference within the tango group between the time points spanned by the line. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 2013 94, 240-249DOI: (10.1016/j.apmr.2012.07.028) Copyright © 2013 American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine Terms and Conditions
Fig 6 Total new activity scores on the ACS at baseline, 3-, 6-, and 12-month evaluations for the tango and control groups. Values are means ± SEs. Both groups reported more new activities at 3-, 6-, and 12-months compared with baseline. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 2013 94, 240-249DOI: (10.1016/j.apmr.2012.07.028) Copyright © 2013 American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine Terms and Conditions
Fig 7 New activity scores on the ACS for each activity domain at baseline, 3-, 6-, and 12-month evaluations for the tango and control groups. Values are means ± SEs. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 2013 94, 240-249DOI: (10.1016/j.apmr.2012.07.028) Copyright © 2013 American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine Terms and Conditions